IB Live

Thank you thank you thank you! If I may, I would like to say a few words, because if you're still looking at IBLive you clearly haven't heard enough of me already.

Inward Bound 2025 has unequivocally been a huge success. Bigger than ever, with a brilliant course that was shockingly brutal to teams while still allowing an extremely high finish rate. To that, a huge thank you to the course setters who masterminded this artwork. To the exceptional smooth running of the event, a huge thank you to the race directors and the rest of the committee, each of whom executed their roles to perfection.

IBLive has, as well, been incredible. Thank you to all the brilliant commentators who delivered a perfect mix of detailed technical analysis and witty entertainment, and to my fellow communications officers Ariel and Hadyn who have been essential in the organisation and preparation of the weekend's coverage. I remain certain that I am the least important person on the IB committee, for everything would come crashing down without these two. A special shoutout also goes to Jack Larkin, who is not on the committee yet sacrificed his sleep and countless hours to help get IBLive ready. On that note, another huge thank you to Obi and Harrison, who built this beautiful platform that my yapping calls home.

Inward Bound couldn't happen without its participants. Another huge thank you goes out to all the runners, who have been unwavering in their willingness to entertain my stupid interviews even after the hardest run of many of their lives; and thank you for your endless entertainment in the form of creative route choice, epic bush bashes, and hilarious quips to volunteers on course.

On that note! I asked the volunteers on course to get me content and I was nowhere near prepared for the amount of content I'd receive! I'll be sorting through it for the rest of my life but rest assured everything will find its way to somewhere you can see it.

Which brings me to my last thank you - to you! The spectators of Inward Bound, both online and at endpoint. Thank you for your questions (and your willingness to answer mine on camera), your eager interest in the course and its happenings, and your endless positive feedback. I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoyed our coverage.

With that, IBLive 2025 comes to a close. There will be more here - race announcements (winners? Afters!?), and plenty of backdated content to fill in all the gaps I've left. Nonetheless, race weekend is over, and I hope you have enjoyed it! Congratulations to everyone involved in any way.

With much love,

Toby